by Karen Smith | Dec 24, 2024 | Blog
Christmas is the reason for the season, or so they say. A bit a research into the history of the holiday season gets interesting, especially when you consider how much of the old pagan traditions were adopted by Christianity and integrated into the holidays we...
by Karen Smith | Dec 17, 2024 | Blog
I went shopping recently. At this time of year, gift shopping isn’t unusual; however, I was shopping for a birthday present. My son’s fiancee has a December birthday, so we wanted to ensure she was able to celebrate both her birthday and Christmas...
by Karen Smith | Dec 10, 2024 | Blog
Publishing is an unregulated industry. Freelancing is unregulated, too. Gig workers don’t receive benefits like healthcare coverage, retirement contributions, and other perks that employers use to make full-time employment attractive. In short, freelancing...
by Karen Smith | Dec 3, 2024 | Blog
During the homily at Sunday’s Mass and after mentioning the first Sunday of Advent as the beginning of a new liturgical year, the priest made a point of discussing our purpose, the purpose for which every human being was created. He said that everyone taught by...
by Karen Smith | Nov 26, 2024 | Blog
The week started out warm, warmer than normal for the week before Thanksgiving. Wednesday came with rain and wind and dropping temperatures. Thursday dawns with snow on the ground. By Friday, most of the snow had melted, but temperatures are still cold. Winter has...
